2013–2014 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

efore acceptance. Applicants must submit GRE General Test Scores
for evaluation.
Degree Requirements
The M.S. degree requires satisfactory completion of 30 credit hours of
required and elective courses including thesis, based on an approved
plan developed in conjunction with the faculty advisor. A nonthesis
option is also available, where in lieu of a thesis the student completes
an additional nine credit hours of coursework (for a total of 33 credit
hours) and must pass a written master’s final program examination.
Students with bachelor’s degrees in meteorology normally take the
core courses plus electives emphasizing their areas of special interest.
Students with bachelor’s degrees in fields other than meteorology are
required to complete the core and other graduate courses in addition to
appropriate courses necessary for certification as a professional meteorologist
by the American Meteorological Society (see undergraduate
curriculum). Students are required to attend the graduate seminar. A
student registers for graduate seminar each semester and makes an
oral presentation of research results after completing thesis research.
Required Courses
ENS 5000 Environmental Sciences Seminar (each semester) ................. 0
MET 5001 Principles of Atmospheric Science ......................................... 3
MET 5233 Atmospheric Remote Sensing ................................................. 3
MET 5305 Dynamic Meteorology 1 ......................................................... 3
MET 5306 Dynamic Meteorology 2 ......................................................... 3
Electives
AVS 5201 Aviation Meteorology Theory and Practice ............................ 3
ENS 4001 The Earth System ................................................................... 3
ENS 4010 Geographic Information Systems ........................................... 3
ENS 5001 Global Environmental Problems and Solutions ...................... 3
ENS 5101 Introduction to Air Pollution .................................................. 3
ENS 5700 Introduction to Water Resources ............................................ 3
ENS 5800 Limnology ............................................................................... 3
MET 4310 Climatology ............................................................................ 3
MET 4410 Mesoscale Meteorology .......................................................... 3
MET 5310 Numerical Weather Prediction .............................................. 3
OCE 5570 Marine Hydrodynamics and Wave Theory ............................. 3
OCE 5586 Ocean Engineering Data Analysis .......................................... 3
OCN 5001 Principles of Oceanography .................................................... 3
OCN 5210 Marine and Environmental Chemistry .................................. 3
OCN 5401 Principles of Physical Oceanography ..................................... 3
OCN 5403 Ocean Wave Theory ............................................................... 3
OCN 5405 Dynamic Oceanography ......................................................... 3
OCN 5407 Marine Meteorology ............................................................... 3
OCN 5409 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics ................................................. 3
OCN 5704 Oceanic Remote Sensing ........................................................ 3
PHY 5080 Thermodynamics .................................................................... 3
SPS 4030 Physics of the Atmosphere ..................................................... 3
SPS 5031 Planetary Science 2: Atmospheres ......................................... 3
Note: Electives listed above are accepted in the M.S. Meteorology degree
program, but no more than six credit hours of 4000-level courses from the
department (ENS, MET, OCE, OCN) may be used for the master’s degree.
Ocean Engineering, M.S. _____________________
Major Code: 8084 Degree Awarded: Master of Science
Age Restriction: N Admission Status: graduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus
Admission Materials: 3 letters of
recommendation, résumé, objectives, GRE
Program Chair
Stephen L. Wood, Ph.D., P.E.
The curriculum is designed to allow the ocean engineer to broaden
professional expertise in preparation for a challenging career in industry
or for further graduate study. Although emphasis is placed on a
core of required courses, the student is encouraged to concentrate
efforts in one of several areas of interest through a choice of elective
courses. Both thesis and nonthesis tracks are available.
The Master of Science in Ocean Engineering can be earned on
either a full-time or part-time basis. Although a full-time student may
complete coursework within two or three semesters, thesis activities
normally involve a further one or two semesters of study. Graduate
student assistants normally require additional time. A student can
start graduate studies in either the fall or spring semester, but fall
semester is recommended.
Admission Requirements
An applicant should normally have an undergraduate degree in some
field of engineering or in one of the physical sciences. Every applicant
should have a mathematics background through differential equations
along with introductory courses in physics, chemistry and computer
programming. A student who has graduated from a nonengineering
program will be required to complete additional coursework as part of
the master’s degree program. Although not required for admission, an
on-campus interview is highly recommended. Applicants must submit
GRE General Test Scores for evaluation.
Applications from international students are invited and will be evaluated
with consideration given to academic standards in the country
where baccalaureate studies were taken.
General admission requirements and application procedures are presented
in the Academic Overview section.
Degree Requirements
The degree of Master of Science in Ocean Engineering is conferred
on students who have successfully completed a minimum of 30 credit
hours (including thesis) of required and elective coursework. Thesis
work may be primarily analytical or experimental in nature, or a comprehensive
design study, or a computational investigation involving
state-of-the-art computer modeling techniques. The thesis may be
replaced by three courses (nine credit hours) following approval of
a written petition to the program chair. The nonthesis track requires
a minimum of 33 credit hours, an oral final program examination
and a technical paper. A thesis is usually required for any student
receiving financial support through the Department of Marine and
Environmental Systems.
Curriculum
MTH xxxx Mathematics ........................................................................... 3
OCE 5515 Materials for Marine Applications ......................................... 3
OCE 5570 Marine Hydrodynamics and Wave Theory ............................. 3
OCE 5990 Ocean Engineering Seminar (each semester) ........................ 0
OCE 5999 Thesis Research* .................................................................... 6
OCN 5401 Principles of Physical Oceanography ..................................... 3
Subject Area Courses ............................................................. 9
Elective ................................................................................... 3
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED.......................................... 30
*May be replaced by nine credit hours of coursework and a major paper.
Recommended Electives
An additional course to meet the minimum total requirements for the
degree can be selected from the following list of recommended electives.
Other courses can also be elected with approval of the student
advisory committee.
CVE 5025 Foundation Design
ENS 5701 Environmental Regulation and Impact Assessment
MAE 5610 Advanced Dynamics
OCE 4575 Design of High-speed Small Craft
OCN 5204 Marine Pollution
OCN 5210 Marine and Environmental Chemistry
OCN 5405 Dynamic Oceanography
OCN 5409 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
ORP 5041 Reliability Analysis
ORP 5042 Reliability, Availability and Maintainability
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